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MSY to TCL: distance & flight time
New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport) → Tuscaloosa AL (Tuscaloosa Regional Airport)
272 mi
438 km · 236 nm
1h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
272 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 11m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- MSY — Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport · New Orleans, United States
- TCL — Tuscaloosa Regional Airport · Tuscaloosa AL, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near MSY
- NEW · Lakefront Airport14 mi away
- NBG · New Orleans NAS JRB/Alvin Callender Field18 mi away
- BTR · Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport65 mi away
- GPT · Gulfport Biloxi International Airport76 mi away
Near TCL
- BHM · Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport55 mi away
- CBM · Columbus Air Force Base56 mi away
- GTR · Golden Triangle Regional Airport59 mi away
- SEM · Craig Field71 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSY from TCL?
The flight distance from New Orleans (MSY) to Tuscaloosa AL (TCL) is 272 miles (438 km, 236 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSY to TCL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 11m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from MSY to TCL?
Nonstop service on MSY–TCL depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 11m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MSY to TCL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on MSY–TCL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some MSY to TCL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain MSY–TCL tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.